A Huge Increase in Coffee Consumption...Thanks Winter!
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118449)
Gainesville, Florida
January 23, 2016 4:14pm CST
I admit I am addicted to my morning coffee. Well, more specifically, my morning Starbucks coffee! Up until about a week ago, I was able to keep my addiction under control, limiting myself to only one cup of Starbucks per week (I make up for it by drinking several cups of coffee at home each morning, followed by several more when I get to work)!
But, due to this cold weather, my Starbucks consumption has increased threefold, from my usual one a week, to two or three a week! And let's face it...Starbucks isn't cheap!
I made an agreement with myself early on when I finally caved in and started drinking Starbucks (yes, I resisted the temptation for years). My deal was that I would only buy Starbucks from my online earnings. And up until this point, I was able to earn more online than I was spending at Starbucks.
But now, however, my consumption has increased faster than my ability to rake in the online revenue! Oh no! So, you would think I would need to decrease my Starbucks consumption to match the online revenue coming in! But no! Being the good American I am, and taking notes from our federal government, I will just go into deficit spending instead of cutting down on my consumption! I'm sure I'll figure out a way to pay for it all at some future date!
But seriously, I really need to cut back on my coffee consumption, because I really do refuse to dip into my regular work earnings to pay for it. If my online earnings can't keep up with the consumption, then I need to go cold-turkey on the Starbucks for a while!
Easier said than done, right my friends?!?!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60355)
• Perth, Australia
6 Dec 17
@moffittjc ok I just have to ask but what is so special about Starbucks? Isn't coffee all the same gross tasting drink? 
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Dec 17
@VivaLaDani13 Do you really not have a Starbucks in Perth? Interestingly, my barista that made my latte yesterday was from Australia; she said she was from a small town outside of Melbourne. I didn't think to ask her if there were Starbucks in Melbourne.
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Fair enough.
@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
10 Dec 17
@VivaLaDani13 You are lucky that I love you. That's all I am gonna say. 
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc We have no Starbucks, but delicious espresso coffee in almost every bar. I make it at home, it's far less expensive.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
Yes! i'm right there with you on that! I have to have coffee every morning to help wake me up and get my day started! The worst part for me is that Starbucks is right around the corner from my home, so it is very hard to resist stopping there for their delicious coffee, even when I have a cup of coffee in my hand already! haha
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Someday I hope to purchase my own espresso machine for my home! Not only would it be nice to have, but it would save me lots of money from having to go to coffee shops!
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
1 Feb 16
I prefer our own home brewed coffee to anything in any coffee shop, so I am safe. Good luck with your deficit and your addiction.
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 16
I've been without Starbucks for well over a week now! I must not be that addicted! lol
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
That's the ONLY reason I don't go there every day! So, that rational works for me 6 days out of every week! I look at it like this: I reward myself once a week with a Starbucks for going the whole week without drinking Starbucks! hahaha
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
Doesn't that pretty much apply to anything you buy in England? I think I remember a friend of mine who lives in England telling me that it costs more for one Krispy Kreme donut in England than it does for an entire dozen here in the US!
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc Your friend was exaggerating. I just looked up the US prices and they are about a third cheaper than the UK, that's all. In effect the same numbers but yours are dollars and ours are in pound. And the difference is that we have only a small number of KK production sites so they don't have the critical mass you have over there. Equally less competition (we don't have many donut shops to drive prices down) and staff get proper wages. If you want supermarket donuts you can still get those at four for a pound.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc Krispy Kremes are around £1.20 each ($1.71 each) in the UK and $15.62 for a dozen.
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
There's nothing better than a cup of hot coffee on a cold day, or a stormy day, or....any day!
@marguicha (215470)
• Chile
29 Jan 16
I am always having problems between my needs and my budget, specially in what I call luxury or addictions. I don´t buy chocolate (one of my addictions) as I like the very best and more expensive one. But I thank VERY MUCH when a friend brings me some. With coffee it is the same. I drink a good homemade coffee at home but only once in a while I give in to an awesome cappuchino with lot of cream.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
24 Jan 16
I could never afford a Starbucks addiction but I do stop there occasionally
@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc I'm a coffee addict and brew mine at home too. If I were to develop an Starbucks addiction I'd be in the poor house. I do love coffee
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 That's my biggest fear...that I will get hopelessly addicted to Starbucks and end up in the poorhouse. I'm pretty sure heroin is less addictive than Starbucks! lol
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
Well, since I can generally limit myself to only one visit per week, I'm probably not as hopelessly addicted as I think I am! I can still resist the urge (barely) to avoid Starbucks on a daily basis. However, I am addicted to coffee in general, which is why I am always making coffee at home and at work! lol
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Jan 16
I've never had a cup from Star Bucks or any other kind of place like that @moffittjc . I know, don't faint. I wonder if they are putting something 'addictive' in the coffee.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@nanette64 That is true! That's why I try so hard to limit myself to just one visit to Starbucks a week! But it's so tempting to got there more often when the weather is so cold!
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
If you've never been to Starbucks, then stay away and don't ever go! You will get addicted! I used to laugh at all the people who drank Starbucks, but then I made the mistake of trying a latte from there, and it was heavenly! They must put something in them to make them so addictive! lol
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc And the price for a cup is expensive. I can buy a whole 3.5 lb can for one cup of Starbucks.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 16
I only like instant so I guess that saves me a lot of money.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@JudyEv I'm one who usually goes with the flow. I may want coffee, but if everyone else is drinking tea, then I will switch and have tea! How does the saying go..."When in Rome, do what the Romans do!"
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
For over 40 years of my life I gallantly resisted the urge to ever drink coffee. Then my girlfriend got me to try it once and I've been hopelessly addicted ever since! lol
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc We have friends who love their coffee and are quite the experts on all the different varieites, etc. When they visit us and are offered a hot drink they say 'We'll have tea, thanks'. Gives Vince and I the giggles.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
24 Jan 16
I'm not addicted to coffee; I just drink it every day, and can't get started without it. At least it doesn't have to be Starbucks.
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
I think that exactly what you wrote is what I keep telling myself every day! lol
@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jan 16
I am not big on coffe but I will drink it from time to time. I am more of a tea drinker. Because of the cold weather I have been drinking more of it.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
My whole life I had been a tea drinker, and then wham...I somehow switched to coffee! But I have noticed that I have been drinking a lot more chai tea lattes lately! Maybe my pendulum is swinging back to tea instead of coffee!
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@whiteream For sure it has become my go-to tea as well! The other tea I like is Earl Gray tea, but only a few places around town here serve that.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc I Love chai it has become my go to tea this winter
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
Yes, I actually have two coffee machines (they each make a different type of coffee).
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
25 Jan 16
@anh101 I love drinking lattes! It's my favorite kind of coffee drink!
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@anh101 (1379)
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25 Jan 16
@moffittjc do you love latte? Actually, I prefer pure black coffee and sometimes with milk. I've drunk some types of mocha also, but better to drink local tea leaves or buds.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jan 16
Here is a shocker..... I have never had Starbucks coffee :) but I do love Duncan donuts house coffee and I only get that when I am down by the interstate :) I make all my coffee at home.
Now here is a thought, make your own version if the coffee you buy.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
I actually have a Dunkin Donuts across the street from me, and I would be more than happy to drink their coffee if they had soy milk or almond milk. I'm lactose intolerant, so I can't drink their lattes until such time as they start offering non-dairy options to mix in.
I have been experimenting at home trying to recreate the same latte I get at Starbucks, and so far I just haven't been able to get the taste just right. But I'm working on it!
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@andriaperry I can't stand coffee black. I have to have some type of creamer added to it in order for me to enjoy it! lol
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc I did not know they only offered milk. I drink mine black with fake sugar.
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
24 Jan 16
I am making and drinking more coffee at home due to the cold weather. And it is very annoying to have my cup of coffee go cold so fast, even after I knitted a cozy for my mug. But I keep wanting something warm to drink, and coffee is so comforting.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
I have been having the same problem! I have been making a lot more coffee at home (I'm drinking some now as I type this), but the coffee keeps getting cold before I can finish it! Apparently, I need to start drinking it faster! lol
But in the meantime, I just stick the mug in the microwave and heat it back up!
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
24 Jan 16
I just have my 2 cups a morning at home and then at night if i'm cold after coming home from work i'll make a cup of hot cocoa. I try not to drink more coffee then my body can handle.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
I try not to drink any at night, so that I make sure I'm not up half the night wired on caffeine! lol
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Jan 16
I had a starbucks in New York with an extra shot of course! I will not buy it here in the UK A) because Starbucks are tax dodgers and do not pay their taxes here and B) It is quite expensive in the UK around $5 a cup.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
Hmmm...it seems in this case the prices are quite similar here in the US and in the UK. I pay $4.71 US for my Starbucks.
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc I love my coffee, especially in the morning. I make mine at home and take some with me to work. I like Starbucks but not the price.
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
I generally do the same thing. I'll make enough coffee so that I can have a cup at home, and then the rest I take with me to work. I don't know why I do that, because we have a Keurig at work and I end up making even more coffee at work! I think it's because I like having coffee in my truck to drink on my way in to the office!
@Scindhia (1906)
• India
24 Jan 16
This question might seem a little childish. But starbucks isn't exactly available everywhere in India and so I have limited experience with the brand. So here it is : By the look of the cup, it looks like a lot of coffee for a single sitting. (I'm only referring to the starbucks cup shown in Hollywood movies.) South Indians are famous for filter coffees and our cups are one fourth of a starbucks cup. How do you manage to drink so much coffee?
@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
You bring up a very good point! Yes, their coffee cups are huge! They do offer several different size options, and their small cup is more in line with the standard size most people would drink at home, but what you usually see in the movies is the large or "grande" size they sell, which is their most popular. Usually, when you see those cups, the people aren't drinking just regular coffee. Those larger cups usually contain lattes or cappuccinos, which are coffee drinks that have frothed milk and whipped cream added. So, to make room for the frothed milk and whipped cream, they put them in larger cups so they can fit all that in there and still get the lid on top! Hope this answer helps!
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@moffittjc (118449)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jan 16
@Scindhia I didn't mind explaining it to you! It can get quite confusing! They actually have four different sizes to choose from! I wish they wouldn't give us so many choices!
@Scindhia (1906)
• India
24 Jan 16
@moffittjc That clears a long time doubt. I'm still surprised that you actually took the time to explain my silly doubt. Thanks all the same!
